Tips for Your Orthodontist Website

Tips for Your Orthodontist Website

As an orthodontist, you face a lot of competition from other professionals who provide similar services. Your website is an important tool to show potential and existing clients why they should book in for your services. But what makes an orthodontist website effective? Check out these tips and best practices to make your website not only reflect the best of your practice but also stand out in search engine results. Need help making your website stand out? Contact us by requesting a FREE consultation here!

Appeal to the right audiences

First, you have to think about who you want to see and react to your website. This means carefully considering your audience. There are three main groups you want to appeal to: referring dentists, adults seeking care for themselves, and parents looking for an orthodontist to help their child. Your site should appeal to at least two of these groups if you only treat adults or children, and all three if you provide orthodontic services to people of all ages. Parents will want to see your expertise and evidence that you have training and experience in working with children. Adults looking for themselves will want to see similar information about the specific services you provide, including any orthodontic treatments aimed specifically at adults or people who do not want to appear to have braces, like Invisalign®, ClearCorrect®, or lingual braces. Referring dentists will want to see your expertise, training, and information about your publications or any research you have contributed to.

Demonstrate your knowledge and expertise

So how do you show visitors to your website that you are the best orthodontist to serve their needs? First, you need great content. Your content should include information about you, your practice, and the services you provide. An “about the practice” section is your chance to really showcase everything that makes your practice unique and best suited for the audience that you are looking for. Similarly, with a short biography, you can share information about your areas of expertise, training, and education, and any personal details you want to share. It is also really important to include content about the services that you want to promote and that your patients find valuable.

Showcasing your work can also help. By including before and after photos, with appropriate tagging, you can show potential clients your artistry and skill in creating beautiful and healthy smiles. Ask your patients for short, authentic testimonials to include on your website. Seeing positive comments from other patients can help to convince a potential patient that you are the best orthodontist for him or her.

All of the content on your website should encourage visitors to respond to your “call to action” and request or book an appointment.

Strategic design

The design, including the color schemes, layout, and font choices, are essential to guiding visitors to respond to your call to action. At InTech Orthodontics Marketing, we can help you to build an attractive website that not only reflects the philosophy and values of your practice but is also easy to read and respond to for patients. For example, there are some colors that have negative connotations and should not be used on your website, like red. All font should be easy to read both in size and typography, but also by having a clear but non-jarring contrast with the background colors. Photos are essential to keeping attention on your website and are often used to create a feeling of trust in a provider’s work. Photos also help with search engine rankings. Our web design team will also ensure that navigation through your website is intuitive and user-friendly. It is also a great idea to ensure that your design is mobile friendly as many people search for service providers on their smartphones or tablets.

Making booking an appointment easy

And finally, make sure it is easy for visitors to respond to your call to action. Make it easy for them to request appointments with either online booking buttons, forms, or setting up click to dial phone numbers. You could have the most beautiful and interesting website in the world, but if a potential patient can’t get in touch with you, the website will not serve its purpose.